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Wood Spoon Butter

Wood Spoon Butter

Make homemade wood spoon butter. It will protect and condition your handmade wood spoons. They will last a long time and keep them looking brand new.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Servings: 1 16oz jar
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup Beeswax (I use pellets)
  • 1 1/2 cups Coconut Oil

Method
 

  1. Place a small saucepan on your stove. Fill with water and place a jar in the pan. Bring water to a boil.
  2. Fill your jar with the coconut oil and the beeswax pellets. 
  3. Using a small rubber spatula, stir constantly. Watch the heat and turn it down as needed. You don’t want the butter to scorch. 
  4. Once the beeswax is halfway melted, I usually turn the heat to low. It might take about five minutes for everything to melt. Just keep stirring.
  5. Once it’s melted, turn the stove off.
  6. Using a canning jar lifter or oven mitts, remove the jar from the pan and place on a cooling rack or towel.
  7. Once you see the butter all nice and firm. It will be ready to use. I like to leave mine on the counter for about 4-5 hours before using.
  8. Cover with an air tight lid and enjoy your beautiful wood items.

Notes

  1. You can use beeswax bars from a local honey farmer. 
  2. You can use other oils if you like. Just be careful with some that might go rancid quick. I’m not a fan of seed oils like sunflower, soy, grapeseed, etc. 
  3. Feel free to adapt this recipe to any size jar. I’ve attached a measurement calculator to help with the configuration. 
  4. If you end up having any of the butter leftover or is too much for your jar you are using, pour it in another jar.